Author Archives: K4ZA

Okay, calm down readers…those of you who know me personally know I once lived in Missouri, & jokingly referred to it as “The Slow-Me State,” so you are probably wondering why I claim to have had “fun” there last week. … Continue reading →

I managed to squeeze in a day up in Fancy Gap, VA, installing W4TJE’s new orbital ring rotator–the Ring Rotator PST RR55D. And I must say (& of course I have no financial investment here), this is one impressive piece … Continue reading →

  A more-or-less quick dash to King George, VA, to K4FJ’s QTH, where the order of work was to re-install his TIC Ring, & new JK WARC antenna. Luckily, the WX cooperated this trip, with lower humidity & temperature hovering … Continue reading →

That reference is to the weather–not that I was having a wild ‘n crazy time! It was cooler than the Carolinas, so I suppose that was a welcome bit of news, but it really did not “feel” that much cooler, … Continue reading →

This past weekend found me in Southern Indiana, where the task at hand was to get NK4P’s new/old Force 12 Yagi installed. Paul had convinced the powers at the “new” new F-12 to provide him with a new boom, along … Continue reading →

Monday, the 13th, found me driving home from Ohio, where I’d made the trip to MC a gathering of friends, former students, family and fellow Ohio University folks, for the somber farewell memorial to professor David Prince. That event went … Continue reading →

Okay, N4JQQ writes in, wondering if I’m alive, because the blog page has been empty for far too long. That’s all my fault, of course, and Steve’s concern (while a pleasant surprise) reminds me that bloggers do have some “responsibility” … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, Jim, KI4DH and I were both pretty disappointed to find the VSWR relatively high on the newly-installed G6 for his 440 mHz repeater. With no adjustments possible, it was a simple fact of life we had to … Continue reading →

KZ5ED’s cubical quad has been hanging atop his tower for almost five years, literally dangling from the Phillystran trusses. The plan was to climb up & attach slings to the various ‘n sundry pieces, to be lowered by crane. Alas, … Continue reading →

Always a good idea, or so it seems. Today was really supposed to be all about getting some stuff fabricated/built for this up-coming job in AL (that was to be the morning’s work for the day), and then (in the … Continue reading →